Monday, December 14, 2015

Guest Post: Charm Me by Tena Stetler

Today I welcome Tena Stetler who will be talking about her book Charm Me part of the Candy Heart series by The Wild Rose Press

Tell us a little about yourself.

I’m a paranormal romance author with an over-active
imagination. To my mother’s chagrin, I
wrote my first vampire romance at the age of twelve. My friends loved it, their
parents, no so much. I was the weird kid in school, know what I mean? Writing as always been a passion, but life
intervened and I spent a good portion of my adult life as a Paralegal in
criminal and general law practices.
Colorado is home, I share with my hubby of many moons, a brilliant Chow
Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-year-old box turtle. Any winter evening, you can find me curled up
in front of a crackling fire with a good book, a large mug of hot chocolate and
a big bowl of popcorn.

What do like the most and the least
about writing?

What I like
most is crafting a story that whisks readers away from their normal lives into a
fantasy realm of paranormal romance and intrigue. My heroes are ruggedly handsome alphas, my
heroines are smart, determined women. Both have a strong belief in right and
wrong.

My least
favorite is probably edits. I’m always
anxious to write the next book, find out what the characters in my head are
going to do next. LOL

Give us a peek into your latest
published work?

Charm Me – A Candy Hears novella from
The Wild Rose Press available for preorder now, release date of January 6, 2015

Summer Dawn Riley is an extraordinary
elemental witch whose troubled past haunts her. She’s created a calm life for
herself teaching yoga and keeping people at a distance. Her life takes a one
eighty degree turn when she enrolls in a women’s weapons class and meets
ruggedly handsome Devlin Sawyer. Devlin, a former Navy Seal, has sworn off
women after two long-term failed relationships, but there is no denying his
attraction to Summer. She intrigues him like no other woman ever has. Despite
her attempts to ignore him, Summer is drawn to Devlin. His magic signature is
strong, but he’s no warlock. Will Valentine’s Day magic find them a future
together?

What’s next on the writing horizon
for you?

Edits on A Witch’s Journey, my novel that was
contacted in November then polishing A
Vampire’s Unlikely Alliance, the second book in the Demon’s Witch
Series. I’d like to finish my nano
project A Wedding For The Holidays and
get it ready for submission in time for Christmas 2016. We’ll see how it all works out.

Is there anything you want to tell
readers?

Let them
know that if they are ever wondering what’s next for me, check my website at: http://www.tenastetler.com . Or sign up
for my quarterly newsletter, link is on my website. Readers can contact me at:

Getting to her
feet, she brushed the dust from her black yoga pants, tugged at the
bottom of her brightorange tunic, and flipped the light
switch on. A softglow of florescent lighting flooded the
large room, soothing Summer’s nerves. Guess she would never bethe
same carefree individual she was before the incident. Oh, shake it off.
You’re safe and it’s time to get on withlife. “Come on Pip,
let’s get this place open.”

A massive stone fireplace towered
in the corner. She picked up an
arm full of wood and flung it in thegeneral direction. Logs landed in the
fire pit and neatly arranged themselves in a tepee shape. With a magic flickof
her finger toward the hearth, flames raced up the aspen logs. “That’s better.”

She raised her arms, about to
send the yoga mats back to their proper place when the heavy wooden front door
creaked open. Piper rushed toward the door, teethbared and a
growl rumbled in her throat. Summer whirled around and yelped as Devlin ambled
into the room, black hair tousled and glisteningwith melting
snowflakes. His nonchalance at the dog’s approach surprised her as he slowed to
a stop. Pipersniffed around him, backed up a few
inches, then stood at alert in front of Devlin.

“You scared the bejeebers out of
me.” Summer heldher hand to her chest as her heart
thundered.

“What areyou
doing here?”

“Call your guard dog off and I’ll
tell you.” Thecorners of Devlin’s mouth curved up into
a smile, a faintlight twinkled in the depths of his dark
eyes.

“Piper, leave it…come.” The dog
gave Devlin a lastsideways glance, trotted back to Summer
and sat at herside.

I totally agree about editing, but promotion is my least favorite thing about writing because it takes away from that wonderful fantasy land of intrigue. Great post, Tena, and best of luck with all your writing!

Thanks for stopping by Sandra and Casi. I really appreciate it. And a big things to Marie for hosting me. I do agree with Casi on promotions, it takes so much time away from writing, which I truly enjoy, but gotta do it. LOL